https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/falling-birthrates-force-greece-to-suspend-hundreds-of-schools
Greece will suspend operations at more than 700 schools this academic year as the country’s demographic crisis drives student enrollment to record lows, officials said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/frustration-mounts-at-crossing-points
Drivers faced long waits and frustration at crossing points between the occupied north and the government-controlled south of Cyprus over the weekend, with traffic bottlenecks stretching for hours....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-launches-personalized-student-bus-cards-with-reduced-fares
Starting September 1, students across Cyprus will be able to get personalized ''Motion'' bus cards that drastically cut the cost of public transport, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uncle-sam-wants-a-road-u-s-pushes-for-new-access-to-paphos-air-base
When Uncle Sam says ''build a road,'' Cyprus listens...even if that road cuts straight through years of environmental red tape....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-post-suspends-shipments-to-u-s-following-new-customs-rules
Cyprus Post has announced the suspension of all postal services to the United States that contain goods, following recent changes to U.S. customs regulations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/public-works-says-cleaning-of-government-buildings-not-its-responsibility
The Department of Public Works is responsible for the technical maintenance of government buildings but not for cleaning, odors, or disinfection, the department said in a statement Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/public-schools-are-changing-to-give-every-child-the-strength-to-move-forward
Education Minister Athina Michailidou on Monday announced a package of reforms for the upcoming school year, saying the changes aim to support every student and modernize the public school system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/akamas-can-t-take-more-compromises-federation-warns
The Federation of Environmental Organizations of Cyprus is urging the government to fully enforce protection measures in the Akamas National Forest Park, warning that the landmark region “cannot withstand further concessions or compromises.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-aims-to-complete-energy-storage-system-by-2026-launch-competitive-electricity-market-in-2025
The government plans to complete a new energy storage system, along with storage installations at two Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) power plants, by June 2026, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Monday. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-meets-u-s-experts-on-deadly-limassol-wildfire
President Nikos Christodoulides met Monday with a team of U.S. investigators assisting in the probe of the deadly Limassol wildfire that killed two people and destroyed vast forest areas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-funded-project-restores-kanakaria-church-in-occupied-cyprus
Conservation work has been completed at the monastery and church of Panagia Kanakaria in Lythrangomi, in Turkish-occupied Karpasia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-state-websites-left-wide-open-to-hackers-for-months
Two key online government services in Cyprus have been operating for months with serious security vulnerabilities, a local cybersecurity expert has revealed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-investigators-close-in-on-cause-of-deadly-limassol-wildfires
Right after the mid-August holiday, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will wrap up its investigation into the devastating wildfires in the Limassol mountains....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-fire-experts-begin-on-site-investigation-into-limassol-blaze
A team of elite American fire investigators has begun work at the site where last month’s devastating Limassol mountain blaze first erupted, aiming to determine what sparked the disaster and how it spread....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gunfire-damages-paphos-transport-department-police-investigating
Police are investigating after bullet damage was discovered Monday at the Department of Road Transport’s technical inspection hangar in Paphos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-farewell-from-the-fault-line
On a scorching Tuesday morning, I drove through a place I had never been before…not really. The UN buffer zone between the Republic and the Turkish-occupied north is often spoken about, reported on, even filmed. But driving through it? That’s something else entirely....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-parties-to-draft-roadmap-for-bilingual-education-in-primary-schools
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties agreed Wednesday to begin discussions on a roadmap for making both Greek and Turkish mandatory in primary education across the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-consumers-more-price-savvy-than-new-e-kalathi-platform
More than a month after its launch, Cyprus’ e-kalathi digital price comparison tool is struggling to win over consumers, many of whom appear to be better informed than the platform itself when it comes to supermarket pricing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/big-greek-players-move-in-on-cyprus-signature-cheese
Cyprus’ beloved halloumi is having a moment, and it’s not just on the grill. The country’s signature cheese is drawing serious attention from international investors, as Greek dairy giants plough hundreds of millions into Cypriot facilities, betting big on the future of the PDO-certified export star....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/desalinated-water-production-underway-as-additional-units-prepare-to-go-online-within-24-hours
The gradual production of desalinated water from mobile units provided by the United Arab Emirates has begun successfully, Cyprus’ Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-nears-entry-into-u-s-visa-waiver-program-after-resolving-key-technical-hurdles
Cyprus is one step closer to joining the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) after resolving critical technical issues related to system interconnection with U.S. authorities, according to officials familiar with the matter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-turkish-airline-to-launch-london–tymbou-route-via-istanbul-on-july-26
A Turkish airline is preparing to launch a new flight route that will connect London to the occupied north of Cyprus via Istanbul’s secondary airport, raising both eyebrows and questions on the island....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hot-enough-to-hose-yourself-but-will-it-land-you-in-jail
Seasonal low pressure is in town, though, frankly, it’s not doing much to cool things down. The skies will be mainly clear, which is great news for solar panel enthusiasts and terrible news for your air conditioner. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-director-of-pattihio-theatre-sentenced-to-5-5-years-for-misappropriating-€234-550
The Limassol Criminal Court has sentenced the former director of the Pattihio Municipal Theatre to 5.5 years in prison for theft by an employee and money laundering....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/new-private-hospital-and-medical-campus-approved-for-lakatamia
A new private hospital is coming to Lakatamia, as the Environmental Authority has officially approved the construction of Hadassah Healthcare Park, a large-scale development that will also include a medical university, biotech offices, and student housing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-considers-electricity-bill-surcharge-to-fund-€25-million-energy-project-payment
Cyprus is preparing to impose a temporary surcharge on electricity bills to fund a €25 million payment requested by Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) for the Cyprus-Greece electricity interconnection project, energy officials told Parliament on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-schengen-entry-in-2026-don-t-bet-on-it-says-ciren
President Nikos Christodoulides may have boldly promised that Cyprus will join the Schengen Area in 2026, but the facts on the ground paint a different and far more complicated picture....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-s-protecting-the-children-not-social-services-critics-say
The recent case of a 22-month-old child in Limassol hospitalized with burns and signs of severe neglect has once again exposed serious flaws in Cyprus’ Social Welfare Services, a system meant to protect vulnerable children but increasingly criticized as unfit for purpose....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-pressured-to-pay-for-stalled-power-cable-project
Cyprus is under growing pressure from both Greece and Brussels to commit funds to the delayed Cyprus-Crete electricity cable project, despite serious concerns over its viability and geopolitical risks in the region....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-year-later-officials-still-hasn-t-implemented-law-to-cut-traffic-camera-fines
A year after Parliament passed a law to lower traffic fines in photo-enforced zones, drivers are still being slapped with the full €300 penalty, despite legislation reducing it to €85....
